Slopfest #33 · 1959 · Vienna

Same Waltzes, Now on Television

The New Year's Concert went on television with last year's waltzes. We saw a business model.

TV listings page, close-up: '20:15 SLOPFEST #33 (repeat of 1958)' circled in pencil, a small photo of a conductor with a violin bow

Venue: Musikverein, out on the front steps
Attendance: 395
Guest of honour: Willi Boskovsky (conducted the rerun with his violin bow)
Fun fact: 100% repeat content, 12% fewer complaints

What happened

The committee reasoned that if the same program could be broadcast every year, so could Slopfest, and it performed the 1958 festival again, word for word, mistakes included. Willi Boskovsky conducted the rerun with his violin bow. Viewers at home said they preferred it, though there were no viewers at home, since nobody had filmed it.

Elsewhere in 1959

The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert is broadcast on television for the first time, from the Musikverein.

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